Formerly called Sixth Column.

America’s future requires a second revolution—but not before Americans are ready to do it right and do it completely. Our forebearers told us the “what”:

“The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule”; and “Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can." (Sam Adams)

"I have sworn upon the alter of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” (Jefferson)

A new light illuminating the future has given us the “why”: "Anyone who fights for the future lives in it today…man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute." (Ayn Rand)

As for the “how,” “It does not take a majority to prevail…but rather an irate, tireless minority, who keep on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.” (Samuel Adams)

Companion website to blog "Brushfires of Freedom". In-depth analyses of global topics and trends as they impact the USA, philosophical issues of critical importance to matters such as the War with Islam, and the internal cultural rot of America. Publishes 4 - 6 times a year for new material. Some authors are not Objectivists, but all provide very valuable materials.

(Cubed). Focuses on principles and facts behind the present collapse of American education, particularly in the K - 12 range, and presents what might be and ought to be in schools, from an Objectivist orientation.

Sunday, 23 September 2007

NEW EDITION OF 6TH COLUMN AGAINST JIHAD PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2007

First, it is good to be able to get back to selecting, writing, and publishing after an unexpectedly disruptive summer. Second, the contributions to this issue are good reading.

We bid farewell to the novel Hatred of the Angels from our website because it has been published in book form. The link is on the Hatred of the Angels page, as well as selected chapter synopses provided by the author and her biographical sketch. Although it might seem to be off topic or off theme, we have included Theodore Dalrymple's article, Delusions of Honesty, because Dr. Dalrymple is such a magnificent thinker and writer of beautiful prose; he takes Tony Blair properly to the woodshed in this article. No Sharia completes his series on the Islamization of Europe and what to do about it, Islamization of European Union and Policies to Prevent It, Part 9: Policy Area 12: Security Policy, Part C.

If you ever see something written by Laurent Murawiec or about him, read it. The interview from Front Page Magazine, Pandora's Boxes, takes your mind deep into Islam understanding, different from most approaches. We included Dr. Hanson's Why Study War? because almost everything Dr. Hanson is so relevant. We reprinted Soeren Kern's thoughtful article, Who Is Allah?, to revisit the well-known and to discover nuances seldom known. A perennial favorite of ours is Ayaan Hirsi Ali, which is why we keeping our review of her outstanding autobiography currently available; The Role of Journalism Today tells the mainstream media what they ought to be doing rationally.

Our dear friend, Jacob Thomas, has absolutely outdone himself this time with three brilliant articles. Two concern Christianity and Islam (A New Minority in North Africa--The Maghrebi Christians under the Rule of Islamists; "Why Do the Copts of Egypt Fear Fridays?"), in ways you will find novel. The third, "The Myth of Islamophobia" , takes his translation from an Arabic language article and giving it rigorous analysis unique to him. You may be quite surprised by what he found in his Arabic source. Once again, we are honored to have another excellent analysis of Islam from Dr. Babu Suseelan, The Anatomy of Islamic Espionage and Sabotage.

Lastly, I am offering Ethical Motivation and Jihadis; Viet-Raq; "We refuse to 'get it,' and you can't make us!"; and "What Can I Do?" My editorial reflects on how big unexpected events change how one views old problems, i.e., Islam.

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Here you will read about the history of the Islamic Jihad from its beginnings at Mecca in 620 C.E. up to 9/11, and the lessons it has for us in today’s challenging times. If we are to understand Islam, we need to understand the temperament of its founder Mohammed PBUH*, the way victorious Muslims have treated the subject people, and above all the reasons for the victory of Islam.

HUMAN POWER = IDEA POWER

Ideas power men. Men power cultures. Cultures power civilizations. Civilizations power history. Ideas are the fuel of man's mind.

It is not a question of whether man chooses to be guided by [philosophy]: he is not equipped to live without it. (Ayn Rand)

History is philosophy teaching by example (Lord Bolingbroke)

The trouble with nations is that there is an unequal distribution of capitalism. (Rush Limbaugh)

Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear. (Thomas Jefferson)

Allah Showers His LOVE

AMERICANS: STOP LIVING DEFENSIVELY!

JIHAD THIS, BABY!

So far, Muslims have their greatest victory over us by making us shift into defensive living with regard to them. We tread with fear of "offending" them, of inciting world-wide riots by Muslims against us, and of always trying to curry favor with irrationalists. We used to go about life, guided by our own thoughts and desires, and no defensiveness. It is our fault that we let them dominate our behavior. STOP IT! Americans do not live defensively! Let savages fear us!